Khongjom skeletons intrigue

IMPHAL, August 2: In the interesting discovery, portion of two human skeletons, possibly the remains of warriors who died in the battle Khongjom, were exhumed from the ingkhol of Chingtham Haridas of Khongjom Tengol Leikai while leveling a mound on July 30 last. The unexpected discovery was made when digging the half leveled mound to built a chicken shed. A team of Archaeologist led by S Bheigya, Superintendent of State Archeology and accompanied by renowned historian and Padmashree Khelchandra visited the site today and made a brief study there. No other items such as sword and shield, which might have been expected if the remains were those of Manipuri warrior, were to be found at the moment. Though the exact facts about the discovery can be ascertained after a detailed study by archaeologists and anthropologists, the locals have already adopted a reverend attitude to the remains, as they believe the bones of to be that of Meitei warrior who fought the Khongjom war of 1891 with the British at Tengol Leikai. At this present juncture the local elders were of the opinion that the next step of excavation could reveal more unknown facts of the battle and urged both the state government and archaeology department to look into the matter to settle the findings.